Upillar.com Firearms & Ammo Policies

Introduction

A Federal Firearm License (“FFL”) is a license that allows a company or person to
engage in the sale of firearms. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such activities has
been a legal requirement within the United States since the enactment of the Gun Control
Act of 1968 (“GCA”).

It is important to know that upillar.com does not condone nor promote firearm or ammo
sales by non-FFL individuals. upillar.com does allow non-FFL individuals to list their
firearms for sale on our website for free, but we must insist that you conduct the sale of
your firearms at a firearms dealership that can assist you with the legalities that vary in
each state. Please do so legally!

The following summarizes some of the GLA rules related to the sale of firearms.
However, any buyer or seller of firearms should read the entire GLA to make sure they
are obeying the law when advertising, selling, or buying a firearm.

Sales Between Individuals

Federal law allows the sale of a long gun or a handgun between private parties of the
same state as long as the purchaser is 18 years of age. An individual who does not
possess a federal firearms license may not sell a modern firearm to a resident of another
state without first transferring the firearm to a dealer in the purchaser’s state. Firearms
received by bequest or interstate succession are exempt from those sections of the law
which forbid the transfer, sale, delivery or transportation of firearms into a state other
than the transferor’s state of residence. Likewise, antique firearms are exempt from these
sections of the law in most states. (Antique firearms are defined as those manufactured
pre-1899 by US federal law, or modern replicas thereof that do not use cartridges. State
law definitions on antique firearms vary considerably from state to state.)

Ineligible Persons

The following groups of people are ineligible to own firearms under the GCA.

Those convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors.

Fugitives from justice.

Unlawful users of certain depressant, narcotic or stimulant drugs.

Those adjudicated as mental defectives or incompetents or those committed to any mental institution and
currently containing a dangerous mental illness.

Illegal Aliens.

Those who have renounced U.S. citizenship.

Those persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces.

Persons less than 18 years of age for the purchase of a shotgun or rifle.

Persons less than 21 years of age for the purchase of a firearm that is other than a shotgun or rifle.

Persons subject to a restraining order.

Persons convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

Persons under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year are ineligible to
receive, transport, or ship any firearm or ammunition.

Antiques

Under the GCA antique firearms and replicas are largely exempted from the
aforementioned restrictions. Antique firearms are defined as: any firearm with a frame
or receiver manufactured in or before 1898 regardless of ignition system, or any firearm
with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system, and
any replica of an antique firearm if the replica is not designed or redesigned for using
rimfire or conventional centerfire ammunition, or uses fixed ammunition, which is
no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the
ordinary channels or commercial trade, any muzzle loading rifle, muzzle loading shotgun,
or muzzle loading pistol, which is designed to use black powder, or a black powder
substitute, and which cannot use fixed ammunition. (Note: antique firearms exemptions
vary considerably under state laws.)

Shipping Firearms

Firearms may not be mailed or shipped interstate from one non-FFL to another
non-FFL but may be shipped intrastate. Personally owned rifles and shotguns
may be mailed or shipped to an FFL in any state for any lawful purpose, including
sale, repair, or customizing. An FFL may ship a firearm or replacement firearm
of the same kind and type to a person from whom it was received. Under U.S.
Postal regulations, handguns may be sent via the Postal Service only from one
FFL to another FFL, or between authorized government officials.

A person may ship a rifle or shotgun to himself, in care of a person who lives in
another state, for purposes of hunting.

Firearms delivered to a common carrier for shipment must be accompanied
by a written notice to the carrier of the contents of the shipment, if mailing to
persons other than licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, licensed dealers, or
licensed collectors. Notice to the carrier is not required when shipping to one of
the licensed entities aforementioned. (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives.)

Transporting Firearms

Firearms are prohibited on property in any K-12 school.

A provision of federal law serves as a defense to state or local laws which would
prohibit the passage of persons with firearms in interstate travel.

Notwithstanding any state or local law, a person shall be entitled to transport a
firearm from any place where he may lawfully possess and transport such firearm
to any other place where he may lawfully possess and transport such firearm if
the firearm is unloaded and in a locked container. In vehicles without a locked
container, the unloaded firearm shall be in a locked box other than the glove
compartment or console.

Federal law prohibits the carrying of any firearm, concealed or unconcealed, on
or about the person or in carry-on baggage while aboard a commercial aircraft.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has established certain
requirements for transporting firearms and ammunition. Firearms must be carried
in a locked hard sided case. Ammunition must be declared and can be transported
in checked baggage or in the same container as the firearm as long as the firearm
is unloaded.

Any passenger who owns or legally possesses a firearm being transported aboard
any common or contract carrier for movement with the passenger in interstate
or foreign commerce must deliver the unloaded firearm into custody of the
pilot, captain, conductor, or operator of such common or contract carrier for the
duration of the trip.

Ammunition

As with firearms, shipments of ammunition must be accompanied by a written
notice of the shipment’s contents. It is unlawful for any licensed importer, dealer,
manufacturer or collector to transfer shotgun or rifle ammunition to anyone under
the age of 18, or any handgun ammunition to anyone under the age of 21.

It is illegal to manufacture or sell armor-piercing handgun ammunition.

Dealers

Persons who engage in the business of buying or selling firearms must be licensed
by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) of
the U.S. Department of Justice. A special class of “licensed collectors’ provides
for the purchase and sale of firearms designated by BATFE as “curious and
relics”. Class III dealers may sell fully automatic firearms manufactured prior
to May 19, 1986, and other federally registered firearms and devices restricted
under Title II of the Gun Control Act, to individuals who obtain approval from the
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury after payment of a tax and clearance following a
criminal background check.

Violations of restrictions on Title II firearms and devices are punishable by a
penalty of up to $10,000 and 10 years imprisonment.